Broccoli or Cauliflower

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   eatlikenooneposted 13 years ago

   If you had to pick between eating one of these two vegetables: broccoli or cauliflower, which would you pick and how would you cook it?

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      ThelmaCposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Cauliflower...either steamed as a side dish with dinner or raw with ranch dip for a snack.  Yummy!

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      DoorMattnomoreposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      broccoli flower!! I would steam it, and then add butter.

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      deblippposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If it was raw, I'd go for cauliflower.
      
      I love to toss broccoli florets and pieces into pasta or rice for the last 3 minutes of cooking. It comes out a bright, cheery green and has a firm texture.

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      sarovaiposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Cauliflower. Fried with onions and bit of pepper. More tastier than any other.

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      dredcuanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Broccoli so that I can cook beef n broccoli!  Yummy!

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   recommend1posted 13 years ago

   I think it is probably unlikely that you are doing either, they have been endlessly cross bred to get the hard white curd of the cauliflower and the size of the broccoli.  The purple, green and the hard white varieties are all broccoli now.  I suppose you could say that the purple and green are still 'true' broccoli while the white one is a caul-occoli

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      eatlikenooneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You are right, that family is so screwed up now, it's hard to say what is what, and what came first.

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   lorlie6posted 13 years ago

   Broccoli with a drizzle of lemon juice!

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   Daniel Carterposted 13 years ago

   Well, both for me.
   Broccoli as Lorlie stated, but also with a drizzle of olive oil.
   
   Cauliflower with low fat cream cheese sauce with a little garlic and salt in it.

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   tritrainposted 13 years ago

   Broccoli all the way baby!  Wahoooooo!
   
   Cauliflower is ok too.

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   Greek Oneposted 13 years ago

   steak

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      pylos26posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      greek...ain't no steak in your country...only goats and their diets are strickly metal plumbing...too much iron.

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   eatlikenooneposted 13 years ago

   Has anyone tried either in the oven? I recently found some recipes for cauliflower that is baked and/or broiled.

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   CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

   both! however a couple of years ago I bought some cauliflowers that were green and were called madonna's by the assistant ( they were spikey and pointed like the singers outfits)

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   eatlikenooneposted 13 years ago

   I think you are talking about Romanesco, because that's how it would be described. I have heard of it, but have never noticed it in the store before.

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    CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

    they were very nice, they came from a local farm who sold veg at the market ( not a shop but a stall amdist other stalls)

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    I prefer cauliflower and I like my veg well-cooked - none of this al dente nonsense! I love cauliflower served up in a plain white sauce. Yum!
    I've never been that keen on broccoli but it's really good for you - full of iron.

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    emievilposted 13 years ago

    I love them both!

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    Matt in Jaxposted 13 years ago

    Digg'em both steamed with cheese Yum.

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    celebritieposted 13 years ago

    A broccoli cauliflower mix salad is good too!
    
    
    

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       eatlikenooneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Looks pretty

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years ago

    broccoli (flowers only and a bit of stem)...i crave the green 'stuff'

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       SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       ...oh yes - steam...al dente...

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    eatlikenooneposted 13 years ago

    The best broccoli I have had was the stuff that I have grown myself. It's sweeter and more tender.

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    twilanelsonposted 13 years ago

    This is the hardest decision I've had to make in some time.  I love them both separately, mixed or in salads etc.  But if strapped with a decision, the winner would be cauliflower, and it would be steamed with butter and salt and pepper.

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       eatlikenooneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Butter and salt are a vegetable's best friends.

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    paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

    Rant time.
    
    I want creamed spinach info.
    
    http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/74344

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    cardeleanposted 13 years ago

    My favorite way to have cauliflower is to toss it will olive oil and a  little salt.  Put it in the oven (high heat) until it starts to carmelize.  YUMMY!  It is like eating candy (well almost) But is really does have a sweeter taste this way.

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    manlypoetrymanposted 13 years ago

    Added to lots of cheese, rice, green onions, and a really flavorful sausage in a casserole dish...they both fare about the same. Although broccoli wins with more color...then blanch white cauliflower...in my opinion.

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    SandyMcCollumposted 13 years ago

    I love them both, and enjoy them steamed with lots of butter. However, I am having a new favorite, a recipe I saw on TV and it's reeeeeealy good. I cut the cauliflower into the small florets and chop up the stem and fry them in olive oil  until there's a nice brown carmelization on them. Mmmmmmm so good! We have this once a week now.

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       eatlikenooneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       That sounds good!

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    Disturbiaposted 13 years ago

    This is a little bit like Sophie's Choice isn't it... I love them both and I can't pick one over the other.  I always eat them either raw or lightly steamed... no butter, no dressing, no sauce.

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       eatlikenooneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       That's good that you are able to eat them without the added fat.

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    acellucciposted 12 years ago

    Raw broccoli for me!

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    Valemanposted 12 years ago

    I have never liked cauliflower, and remember eating it as a child in cheese, and almost being sick.  I do like broccoli and steam this, or add it to a curry.

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       eatlikenooneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Our childhood experiences with vegetables can sometimes keep us from eating them for life.

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    Pam Poundsposted 12 years ago

    I prefer cauliflower.  Raw in a salad, or roasted.  Toss with some olive oil, salt and pepper and roast at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until the florets start to get tinged with golden brown.

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    ExoticHippieQueenposted 12 years ago

    Steamed broccoli tossed with fresh garlic and drizzled with olive oil.................oh yes.

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       eatlikenooneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Garlic and broccoli go really well together!

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    Hollie Thomasposted 12 years ago

    Broccoli, parboiled and then topped with cheese sauce and baked in the oven.

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    kerlynbposted 12 years ago

    Argh, if I can only choose both
    
    But I'll opt for cauliflower.
    
    This is because broccoli reduces iodine absorption when eaten more than 3 times a week.

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    Rafiniposted 12 years ago

    I'll take a 50/50 mix, please, steamed with a cheese sauce or fresh with ranch dip.

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    lockgirlposted 12 years ago

    I like broccoli any way .steamed , smothered in cheese, cut up in a salad.  Cauliflower on the other hand I can't stomach no matter what way it is made.

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    Thelma Albertsposted 12 years ago

    Steamed broccoli please with cut ginger. Cauliflower is not good for my stomach.

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